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  • Looking downwards at a tray featuring two cocktails with flower and peel garnishes and ice cubes with flowers inside them scattered around.
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Until 6 Dec

Gin-dulgent High Tea

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Treat yourself and revel in an in-gin-eous high tea like no other with a sommelier and distiller-guided experience that includes three gin-based, tea-inspired cocktails.

The food is matched to the gin botanicals with savoury bites featuring juniper, coriander and almond, plus a cheese platter with gin and kumquat marmalade, and a platter of curated sweet delights featuring orange, lemon, and chocolate.

Non-drinkers can substitute for mocktails and non-alcoholic sparkling wine and / or soft drinks.

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Date Times
Sun 21 Sep
  • 2pm - 5pm 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Sat 18 Oct
  • 2pm - 5pm 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Sat 15 Nov
  • 2pm - 5pm 2:00pm - 5:00pm
Sat 6 Dec
  • 2pm - 5pm 2:00pm - 5:00pm

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Life's Too Short Bar
Shop 2/412 Victoria Parade
East Melbourne 3002

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Adult / general $99
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  • email address: info@lifestooshortbar.com.au
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